Supreme Court · 2007 INSC 855 · Decided 22 August 2007
The Chief Commercial Manager, South Central Railway, Secunderabad and ORS. v. G. Ratnam and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2007 INSC 855 · [2007] 9 S.C.R. 259
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 5033/2003
- Decided
- 22 August 2007
- Bench
- H.K. SEMA, LOKESHWAR SINGH PANTA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 226
Headnote
Administrative law: Administrative instructions-Indian Railways Vigilance Manual, 1996-Paragraphs 704 and 705 - Non-adherence of, by c Investigating Officer during investigation of departmental·trap cases against employees-ticket examiners on official duty-Effect of-Held: Would not vitiate against the employees-Instructions in paragraphs 704 and 705 are procedural in character and not substantive- Instructions have been issued for information and guidance of Investigating Officers-Administrative Rules, Regulations and Instructions having no D statutory force do not confer any
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